One of these is the new picture-in-picture (PiP) feature that allows you to keep video running in a small window while using other apps on your phone.

Unfortunately, this ability is limited to a handful of apps so you should first check which apps on your device support this feature. To do so, head to Settings, then tap the Apps & notifications category. Expand the Advanced entry, then select Special app access followed by Picture-in-picture. This will show you a list of apps on your phone that support PiP.

They’re all enabled by default, but you can turn off apps here if their PiP implementation annoys you. As of this writing, the following apps support this feature:

Chrome

Google Duo

Google Maps

Google Play Movies & TV

VLC Media Player

WhatsApp

YouTube

It’s a shame that only two non-Google apps work with PiP so far, and using it with YouTube also requires a subscription to YouTube Red. But as Oreo becomes more widely adopted we should see more apps support it.

There’s no standard way to send an app to PiP mode, but in most cases you just need to press Home when you have a video playing. In Chrome, you must press it when the video is in fullscreen mode. For Google Maps, just press Home when in navigation mode and the new window appears. And other apps like VLC require you to select an option to use PiP.

Once you have a PiP window showing, you can drag it around the screen wherever you like best. Tap on the window, and you’ll see some controls depending on what app you’re viewing. You can play/pause videos, skip to the next video, or maximize the app. When you’re done with the window, just slide it to the bottom of the screen to dismiss it.

Ben is MakeUseOf's Gaming section editor. He holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Grove City College, where he graduated Cum Laude and with Honors in his major. He's currently focusing on ramping up MUO's Gaming content to appeal to gamers both casual and hardcore.